/vr/ - Retro Games

Built for 2D gaming.
It's still not a better system than the Genesis or snes though

>>7825965
I think I like the way the unit and controller look and feel more than actually using it to play games. Sega had some good industrial designers back then.

>>7825965
Fuck You Man
I Loved It

>>7825970
It's built for hybrid 2D-3D, without knowing much about 3D.

The only truly built for 2D system of that era is the Neo Geo CD, and that's because that is actually an arcade system from when the Genesis launched.

Would have been good if more games made use of the cart slot and the disc at the same time. A rad concept that was underutilized.

It's a fun new console to discover today but its understandable why it was pretty bad for the time.

I'd rather own it than a 32x.

>>7825965
Ever since I found out this emulates great with Mednafen I've been playing nothing but Saturn games for the past month. This is without a doubt the most underrated console of all time. Sega were phenomenal at making games but completely clueless on the business front. If they brought over all its excellent Jarpigs and SRPGs trapped in Japan then they could have capitalized super fucking hard on the popularity of FFVII and left the N64 in the dust. JRPGs are still pretty popular but 5th gen was definitely when that genre exploded in popularity and was its time to shine. The console and it's games are excellent, it's the suits and advertising that fucked it all up. Sad thinking about what could have been, oh well.

>>7825965
Just set up my Satiator a few weeks ago. Been having a blast with Puzzle Bobble and Waku Waku 7.

Also, Segata Sanshiro > Kevin Butler.

>>7827159
play psychic killer taromaru and elevator action returns

>>7825965
It's great.

>>7825965
I think it's a shitload of fuck.

>>7827232
I think you better shut your ass.

>>7827159
>incels actually think this
lmao

>>7827159
>the most underrated console of all time
>gets at least 5 threads a day

try again

>>7827159
>I found out this emulates great

>>7827159
buy real hardware anon

>>7827340
why? he's just playing RPGs, so the benefit of less input lag doesn't matter.

>>7827362
The gurgle of the disc drive warms the soul anon.

>>7827159
>This is without a doubt the most underrated console of all time.

It has the best looking shmups

>>7825965
I like it too man. I love Fighters Megamix.

>>7828429
>It has the best looking [utterly worthless and trash genre that hasn't progressed in any way since the very first game of it's kind]
not saying much

>>7827159
They were clueless making games too, they were just really good.

An example is Virtua Fighter. Great game. Horrible characters. Tecmo had to steal the gameplay to make an actually appealing game in Dead or Alive. SEGA's best effort in Virtua Fighter is a mere Assist Trophy in Smash Bros Ultimate. I rest my case.

Nights...
Panzer Dragoon
Virtua Fighter
Sega Rally
The list goes on...

>>7828512
>The list goes on...
This but unironically

>>7828468
Okay so Smash Bros isn't a good example, but Tecmo making "Virtua Fighter but attractive" and making 6 iterations off the power of this alone is example enough I believe.

SEGA were top level kings like Namco and Taito, but they weren't perfect. An alternate universe where SEGA makes all the right decisions doesn't necessarily mean they'll produce a character with staying power like Sonic again. Meanwhile Nintendo does it with every character they design, since that company was stocked with talent from Toei at the moment of their entry into games. Get what I mean by all of this?

>>7828454
That's a harsh thing to say about 3D platformers

>>7828527
to be fair, VF had 5 numbered installments and tekken has 7

>>7828538
Right, it's a great game like I said. SEGA are kings.

I still can't manage to emulate this on retroarch despite a bunch of tinkering.

Saturn is only good for games you play 10-15 minutes at a time and then shut off.

>>7825965
For shame.

>>7828468
>mentioning smash bros with pure fightan games
Lost all credibility there

>>7825965
The Sega Saturn in the USA is like a 6/10, and, due to much of the best games in its library being exclusive to Japan, like an 8/10 in Japan.

>>7828740
So perfect for today's busy gamers then...

>>7825965
I liked it too but fuck you back motherfucker.

>>7827207
>psychic killer taromaru
I was butthurt about the game auto aiming your attacks until I remembered Alicia Dragoon did something similar and that game is great.

>>7830487
R/L to scroll targets felt very natural

>>7827159
>This is without a doubt the most underrated console of all time.
PC Engine fans would like a few words with you outside

That being said, the Saturn is still one of my favorite consoles of all time. A few years back I had a bunch of friends over and took turns with 2-player light gun games with two virtua guns. It was a great time.

>>7825965
Saw a Model 1 Saturn with the original controller for sale at this arcade a couple years back. Bought it on a whim knowing the black mark it bears on itself. Glad I made that purchase. It is a pretty fun system. Sadly, that arcade didn't make it due to Covid.

>>7825965
Last good console.

>>7828656
Just use Mednafen. Download the specific BIOS it needs put it in a folder called "firmware" and then drag and drop the .cue file of whatever game you want to play on the Mednafen exe. Then press Shift+Alt+1 to configure your controller. Nothing else needed after that point, just play game.

>>7825965
i liked it as well, but i have one question: what should i fuck myself with a walmart pole or my water bottle

>>7834150
Try a Dualshock pad, Put Vaseline® on it. And push it gently in. Then pop a bullshit game like metal gear into your console... Profit.

>>7825965
me too

never had a saturn until i was already an adult- being able to burn discs is a nice quality of life improvement over expensive games though

i remember the nights kiosk vividly
i was blown away

im very lucky/grateful to own my saturn
i should play it more often

>>7826003
PC-FX is there as well

>>7826021
32x had no loading time

>>7836727
It didn't have any games either.

>>7827340
>>7827365
Literally "the olfactory experience of sniffing the manual is lost when emulating"-tier.

>>7825965
Look dude, the system had a few 8/10 games, it had some nifty features and it was built pretty well -- but that's it. In every other way, it's a painfully below-average console. The graphics were clearly not up to par, there simply isn't one single Saturn game that can rival yhe best looking PS1 games, let alone late gen N64 games. The library is mediocre with most of the worthwhile games being import-only titles and often falling into a very limited set of genres (e.g. shmups, VNs, etc). The Sega Saturn had no influential titles, it had no graphical showcases, it had no unique abilities outside of meaningless fluff like a music visualizer that literally nobody ever cared about. The PS1 had a massive library of games and the N64 had some of the most revolutionary titles of all time, while the Saturn sat idly by offering little more than sub-par multimedia capabilities and a few semi decent arcade ports that nobody asked for anyway. It wasn't a great console and that's the simple truth. Sorry.

never touched a saturn besides booting up a broken one; so i decided to pick up one & a satiator. any recommendations for the newest of fags to the coolest sega experience?

>>7836867
Here's an incomplete list I've been working on:
Albert Odyssey
Alien Trilogy
Assault Suit Lenos 2
Astal
Astra Superstars
Asuka 120% LimitOver
Baku Baku Animal
Bug
Bug Too
Bulk Slash
Burning Rangers
Clockwork Knight 1
Clockwork Knight 2
Cotton 2
Cotton Boomerang
D
Dark Savior
Deep Fear
Die Hard Arcade
Dragon Force
Dragon Force 2
Elevator Action Returns
Enemy Zero
Fighters Megamix
Golden Axe the Duel
Groove on Fight
Gungriffon
Grandia
Guardian Heroes
Keio Flying Squadron 2
Last Bronx
Legend of Oasis
Linkle Liver Story
Lunacy
Lunar Silver Star Story
Lunar Eternal Blue
Magic Knight Rayearth
Mansion of Hidden Souls
Mr. Bones
Nights into Dreams
Panzer Dragoon
Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Panzer Dragoon Saga
Policenaughts
Powerslave
Princess Crown
Rabbit
Radiant Silvergun
Sakura Wars 1
Sakura Wars 2
Saturn Bomberman
Shining Force III
Shining in the Holy Ark
Shining Wisdom
Shinobi Legions
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru
Silhouette Mirage
Sonic R (It's great once you take the time to truly understand the controls)
Super Tempo
Three Dirty Dwarves
Thunder Force V
Vandal Hearts
Virtual On - Cyber Troopers
Virtua Racer
Willy Wombat
Zero Divide

>>7837275
there are so many outright bad games on that list, you are fucking retarded

>>7837275
embarrassing list

>>7825965
I had it because I was a sonic fag.
In the end, I liked it a lot, even if it failed, but that windows pc simply offered more.

>>7837275
even though >>7839195 and >>7839172 are getting on your ass, i'm going to check those titles out for sure

thanks anon

>>7825965
It is one of my most favorite video game consoles. It was a hit at our bi-weekly meetings for so many interesting and weird games, but so many hits too. It was home to a lot of games which cater to my tastes, so it ended out to be the system I have the most physical games owned.